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US 2025/0044802 A1Published application
Drone coordinated shielding, camouflaging, and decoying
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorNathan D. Hiller
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Abstract
Methods, Systems, and Apparatus for coordinating drones to communicate with reduced signal to noise, harvest energy, provide camouflage, provide decoying, or provide protective shielding.
Claims20
A system, comprising:
- one or more drones comprising one or more sources of one or more signals;
- a computer coupled to the drones, the computer configurable for coordinating:
- positioning of the set of drones;
- and/or
- a transmission of the signals from each of the drones;
- wherein at least one of the positioning or the transmission at least:
- camouflage one or more features of a target from detection, or
- simulate an appearance of the features, or
- simulate an appearance of a decoy;
- or
- provide a shield protecting the target from an incoming threat.
8 more elements
A system for creating a decoy, comprising:
- one or more drones comprising one or more sources of one or more signals;
- a computer coupled to the drones, the computer configured for coordinating:
- positioning of the set of drones;
- and
- a transmission of the signals from each of the drones;
- wherein at least one of the positioning or the transmission create a decoy.
3 more elements
A system for shielding a target, comprising:
- one or more drones;
- and
- a computer coupled to the drones, the computer configurable for coordinating positioning of the drones to form a shield protecting the target from an incoming threat.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.